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Saint King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (Свети Краљ Стефан II Урош Милутин) was King of serbia from 182 to 1322. Milutin was was the son of  King Stefan Uroš I -venerable Simeon (Стефан Урош I-Блажени Симеон) and Queen Jelena (venerable Jelena of Serbia) and brother of  King Stefan Dragutin (Venerable Teoktist of Serbia). His feast day is [[October 30]]/[[November 12]] His son was Saint King Stefan Uros III of Serbia He fought many battles defending his Faith and his people. He fought against Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus because Palaeologus accepted union with Rome and tried to force the Balkan peoples and the monks of Athos to recognize the pope. He fought against Shishman, King of Bulgaria, and Nogai, King of the Tartars, in order to defend his lands. All his wars were successful, for he constantly prayed to God and hoped in God. He built more than forty churches: beside those that he built in his own land-Treskavac, Gračanica, St. George in Nagoričino, the Church of the Holy Theotokos in Skoplje, Banjska (his memorial foundation) and so forth-he also built churches outside of his land, in Thessalonica, Sofia, Constantinople, Jerusalem and the Holy Mountain. He entered into rest in the Lord on October 29, 1320. His body was soon shown to be incorrupt and miracle-working; and as such, it reposes even today in the Church of the Holy King in Sofia, Bulgaria. Holy Synods of Churches of Serbia and Bulgaria anounced that part of his sacred relics will be translated in Monastery of Banjska this year.
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Saint King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (Свети Краљ Стефан II Урош Милутин) was King of serbia from 1282 to 1322. Milutin was was the son of  King Stefan Uroš I -venerable Simeon (Стефан Урош I-Блажени Симеон) and Queen Jelena (venerable Jelena of Serbia) and brother of  King Stefan Dragutin (Venerable Teoktist of Serbia). His feast day is [[October 30]]/[[November 12]] His son was Saint King Stefan Uros III of Serbia He fought many battles defending his Faith and his people. He fought against Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus because Palaeologus accepted union with Rome and tried to force the Balkan peoples and the monks of Athos to recognize the pope. He fought against Shishman, King of Bulgaria, and Nogai, King of the Tartars, in order to defend his lands. All his wars were successful, for he constantly prayed to God and hoped in God. He built more than forty churches: beside those that he built in his own land-Treskavac, Gračanica, St. George in Nagoričino, the Church of the Holy Theotokos in Skoplje, Banjska (his memorial foundation) and so forth-he also built churches outside of his land, in Thessalonica, Sofia, Constantinople, Jerusalem and the Holy Mountain. He entered into rest in the Lord on October 29, 1320. His body was soon shown to be incorrupt and miracle-working; and as such, it reposes even today in the Church of the Holy King in Sofia, Bulgaria. Holy Synods of Churches of Serbia and Bulgaria anounced that part of his sacred relics will be translated in Monastery of Banjska this year.
  
 
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Saint King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (Свети Краљ Стефан II Урош Милутин) was King of serbia from 1282 to 1322. Milutin was was the son of King Stefan Uroš I -venerable Simeon (Стефан Урош I-Блажени Симеон) and Queen Jelena (venerable Jelena of Serbia) and brother of King Stefan Dragutin (Venerable Teoktist of Serbia). His feast day is October 30/November 12 His son was Saint King Stefan Uros III of Serbia He fought many battles defending his Faith and his people. He fought against Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus because Palaeologus accepted union with Rome and tried to force the Balkan peoples and the monks of Athos to recognize the pope. He fought against Shishman, King of Bulgaria, and Nogai, King of the Tartars, in order to defend his lands. All his wars were successful, for he constantly prayed to God and hoped in God. He built more than forty churches: beside those that he built in his own land-Treskavac, Gračanica, St. George in Nagoričino, the Church of the Holy Theotokos in Skoplje, Banjska (his memorial foundation) and so forth-he also built churches outside of his land, in Thessalonica, Sofia, Constantinople, Jerusalem and the Holy Mountain. He entered into rest in the Lord on October 29, 1320. His body was soon shown to be incorrupt and miracle-working; and as such, it reposes even today in the Church of the Holy King in Sofia, Bulgaria. Holy Synods of Churches of Serbia and Bulgaria anounced that part of his sacred relics will be translated in Monastery of Banjska this year.

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Stefan Uros II Milutin
Preceded by:
Stefan Dragutin(Venerable Teoktist)
King of Serbia
1282-1321
Succeeded by:
St.Stefan Uroš III of Serbia
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